Engine-lifter



C. C. CHASE.

ENGINE LIFTER.

APPLICATION. FILED NIN/26.1919.

1,401,138. Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

jac/51' C. C. CHASE.

ENGINE LIFTER. APPLICATION FILED MAYzs. 19.19.

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Patented Dec. 27, 1921. v

UNITED s'rnfrasl PAIENT GFFEQ. i

CLARENCE C. CHASE, 0F BUDA, ILLINOIS.

ENGINE-LIFTER.

Application led May 26,

T o all /w/Lom it may concern.'

j Be it known that I, CLARENCE C. CHASE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buda, in the county of Bureau and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Engine-Lifters, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved tool for assisting in the lifting and controlling of heavy objects such as automobile engines.

My object is to provide a toolA for assisting in removing an automobile engine from the automobile for repairs and placing it back` in positionv on the frame.V and by the use of which, in combination with a suitable hoist, one man can readily remove and replace an engine.

As commonly constructed the rear part of an automobile engine projects rearwardly beneath the dash and foot board and when it is desired to remove the engine it must first be worked forward to free the rear part from the dash before it can' be raised free of the automobile frame. Another difficulty encountered with many engines isjthat the only point at which the hoist chain can be attached is a point between the cylinders which is some distance forward of the center of gravity, and consequently if it is attempted to lift the engine by a hoist attached at thispoint, the engine will tip over backward and cannot be readily withdrawn from its position beneath the dash unless the en gine is controlled by some means.

By means of my 1nvention I am enabled to attach the hoist at this convenient point, viz; between theA cylinders of the engine and I am enabled to control the lifting force as appliedto the engine so as' to maintain the engine in a substantially level or horizontal positionY and lift' it free et its Supports .S0 that it @en be Worked forward in relation to the automobile frame until it iS fre@ 0f the dash and @an then be raised te 'free it e11- trely from the automobile My invention Consists i11- af level having a part adapted t0 be Projected through the. enginebetween the cylinders andv to which the chains of thev hoist are adapted'te beattached and having along handle adapted to project out in front of the engine and provided with a heel. which its. adapted t0. rest upon the ietwat@ end of the engine and by Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

1919. serial No. 299,759;

means of which lever I can readily counterbalance the weight of the rear part of the engine, as it hangs upon the hoist chain, by downward pressure upon the free end of the lever. My invention also contemplates the use of a third chain depending from the hook of the hoist and adapted to be attached to the rear end of the engine after the same has been lifted free of the automobile frame to support the rear end of the engine and hold the engine in a level position until such time as it is desired to replace the engine in the automobile.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to the said accompanying drawings, in which:

vFigure l is a fragmentary sectional view of an automobile particularly illustrating the application and use of my improved tool;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the automobile engine supported by the hoist after removal. from the automobile;

F ig. 3 is a side elevation of the tool;

Fig. l is a top plan view of the tool; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view illustrating the forward end of the tool to which is secured the chain hoist. e v i My improved tool l is made from a single bar of metal, preferably of circular cross section as shown.

As commonly constructed, automobile engines 2, for lifting of which the tool is especially useful, are each provided with a transverse opening 3 between the middle cylinders 4. This opening extends between the lower part of the cylinders 3 and is closed at its upper end by the water aclret 5.

I bend olf the forward end 6 of the tool substantially at right angles to the shank or handle end 7 and` I lmake this bent olf porn tion long. enough to extend through the opening 3 in the engine frame, its ends projecting at each side beyond the water jacket 5 as best shown in the plan view, Fig. 2. This right angledk end portion or cross bar 6 is curved upwardly toward its ends, as best Shown in Fig. 5, so that the 'rings 8 of the hoist chain will have definite positions at the ends of the cross bar and will be held in these positions by the weight of the engine.

I connect this cross bar end 6 of the tool with the handle end 7 by the longitudinally extending portion 9 and the inwardly bent portion'lO. At the junction of the portion 1,0. and the handle part 7 I form a downthe engine e *re i Wardly curved heel ll, the handle portiony 7 e "ble angle to the horizontal7 es shown in l, so that the one using een readily appiy his Weight to the handle in eounterbr e Ping the rear part oi the engine.

lin i i li have illustrated the use ott the tool in assisting in the removal ot the engine 'irorn the automobile* rlhe part ot i `"diy beneath the automobile due-i lf2; and ootboerd lZ-l and es the opening 3 is considerably 'forward ot the center el' gravity oi the engine it is reedily seen that it it is atte Vet l to lift the enoine directie,7 u. Svardlv the hoist chains lli which e ne rings d the toriverd pert'o the signe would rise While the rear pr d reinain on the support brackets l5, consequently the engine would be bound beneath the dash and co not be lifted.. i

ivill he understood7 of course., that before be inning` to hit t valve side i s 'n the tool the cross bei. o and the ness the valve the heel rest eentrelly upon :liao-e ld @n the forward pe; The lifting Chains wend upv/arc suitable distance to a ring to which they are both linlred and v-:lhieh is adapted to receive the hook` 2O oit a suitable hoist'.`

it Will now be apparent tirolol that when e lifting 'ce is applied to the chains 'le -which would tend to lift the forward part Vo'l the engine in advanoe ot' the rear part7 this tipping tendency can be readily counterbalanoed by'a downward pressure'on lthe :tree end oit the handle ot` the 'device as indicated by the arr-ovv 2l on .F l and that the one using the device een readily niaintain the engine a horizontal position;I

"ln removing an engine Jreni an autonie- Abile one ot therings dei the iiiting chains ifi-is rst strung onto the oross bar VG, then the cross bar is inserted throughthe opening 3 Vot the engine the' other lifting Chain is attached. The tool is then placed in position. .on the engine with the heel ll centrally on the ilat bearing Vsurface 18 of the forward port oftheengine. The cross bai-16 is provided with a downwardly bent endl to prevent the outer ring 8 sliding eti in use. fitter the rings '8 have Vbeen placed'upon the cross bar' 6 as described., theV upper ring 19 is placed on the hook 20 oi the it horizontalA after the Counter-balaneing 'l in dotted lines connected to the rear monies l l of the tool the rear end of the engine is lifted tree of its supports so that the engine can be easily Worked forward in relation to the chassis to free its rear end from the dash l2 and floorl, at which time the engine can be readily. lifted clear'ot the automobile, l

For the purpose oi retaining the engine in horizontal position eiter it is free of the automobile and to relieve the operator from applying Weight to the handle of the tool for holding 'the engine horizontal, l provide third chain Q2 attached to its upper end tothe ring 19 and hanging freely therefrom. I

lfhile lifting the engine this chain '22 niey hang down Afree from the ring 19, This o chain is long enough to reach dovvn and to beearried around the rear part oi the engine and is provided on its free end with a hook V23 adapted to engage the chain itselt. lifter the engine is free of the lautomobile, this third chain can be carried' around under the rear'part of the engine and brought up and hooked to itself and vvillthus torni a third support for the engine and will hold 'force is vremoved from the handle I tool. Y

llllhile l have shoWnthif-fchain 942 in v part et the engine7 it is evident from Figi. that it cannot be put in this-position until aiter the engine has been vvorlredl free of the automobilevqv as thedash l2 andthe door 13 of the y oit the antornobile prevents this application of the chain. V 105 its it isevident that many modifications oi' rnyl invention will readily suggest themvselves to one :skilled inthe art, l'do'not intend to limit my'invention to the details ot the speeiiicfcforni of tool herein described and illustrated, y'except Within the limits of the appended claims.

clainik i vi -v l. IThe hereinV described lifting tool conilprising a lever having an end bent olii substantially at right angles tothe body oil the lever and adapted to be projected-through an automobile engine between 'the' cylinders thereof the lever iorrnedivith a 4downwardly .curved heel adapted, in use to bear `upon the forward Vend of the engine, said bent od end adapted "to receive `the lower ends of chainsadapted to rise to the hook of av sfuitablejhoist, the free end of the lever when in use projeetingforvvard from the front end of theengine a suitable distance,

sothat the rearend'o the engine beyond the point'between the Ycylinders can be readily counterbalanoed by an operator.V

2. ln a tool ofthe kind deseribed,' a lever 130 comprising a bar having one end bent olf substantially at right angles to the body of the lever and adapted to be projected transversely through an automobile engine frame between the cylinders thereof, an odset portion adjacent to the bent ofi portion for passing the valves of the engine, a curved heel at the junction oi the ollset portion and the body oi' the lever adapted to bear centrally upon the forward end of the en gine, the body of the lever projecting forwardly and upwardly, the bent oliE end be ing curved to receive and retain the rings of a hoist chain, one on each side of the engine, the chain being adapted to rise to a suitable hoist.

3. The herein described lifting tool comprising a lever having ene end bent ofi snbstantially at right angles to the body of the lever and adapted to be projected through a transverse opening in an automobile engine frame between the cylinders thereof, the lever formed into a downwardly extending heel between the bent off end and the body adapted in use to bear upon the forward end of the engine, said bent oil end adapted to receive and retain the lower ends of chains adapted to rise to the hook of a suitable hoist, the free end of the lever when in use projecting forward from the front end of the engine in position for the application of adownward pressure to counterbalance the rear part of the engine when same is supported by said chains, and a third chain depending from the upper ends of said chains and adapted to be secured to the rear end of the engine after the engine has been lifted clear of the automobile to hold the engine in level condition.

4. In a tool for lifting an engine from its bed comprising7 a bar adapted to engage the engine so as to have downwardly and upwardly bearing portions and a handle for applying a force to said bearing portions, said handle protruding' from one side of the engine so that a force exerted on the handle will pivot one end of the engine to incline the same, and lifting means for bodily swinging the engine from its bed when the engine is inclined, said tool being provided with portions to permit attachment oi said lifting means at each side of the engine.

5. In a tool for lifting an engine from its bed comprising, a bar of elbow formation having a laterally extending end portion, the point of said elbow engaging the engine so as to apply a downward force thereto, said lateral end portion engaging the engine so as to apply a lifting force to one end of the engine to permit horizontal movement of the same, and a hoist engaging said lateral end portion to bodily lift said en gine from its bed.

6. A lever for controlling the lifting of an automobile engine, one end thereof formed for projecting through the engine frame between the cylinders thereoi'l and to engage the frame in an upward direction, the lever having a part between its ends formed to bear downwardly upon the fprwai'd end of the engine, an offset portion between said two parts 'for permitting the downward bearing part to be centered transversely on the engine, and a projecting handle on the lever for operating same.

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 22nd day of May, 1919.

CLARENCE G. CHASE. 

